Jodi Benson (born October 10, 1961) is a U.S. voice actress and singer, bes… Read Full Bio ↴Jodi Benson (born October 10, 1961) is a U.S. voice actress and singer, best known for providing the voice of Disney's Princess Ariel, The Little Mermaid. She was born in Rockford, Illinois, attended Millikin University, and is married to actor and composer, Ray Benson. Jodi has also performed in several Broadway productions.

In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.

One Dance
Jodi Benson Lyrics

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There is music in the air, can you hear it?
It's in two, no, maybe three or maybe four
And I see me dressed in white
With two feet that feel so light
It's as though as they've never ever touched the floor

One dance, just you and me
Beneath the moon, beside the sea

One dance and it's happily ever after
One dance and you will see
We're not so different, you and me
Just us two, me and you

There are stars that fill the night, can you see them?
There are two, or three or gee, a million more
And I see in their light
Oh me? A dance? All right
Just to move and glide with you across the floor

One dance, just you and me
Beneath the moon, beside the sea
One dance and it's happily ever after
One dance and you will see
We're not so different, you and me
Just us two, me and you

I would change who I am
Change the sea for the sand
Just to stand with you
I would leap at the chance
For a glimpse of a glance
Of one dance with you

One dance, just you and me
Beneath the moon, beside the sea
One dance and it's happily ever after
One dance and you will see

We're not so different, you and me
Just us two, dream come true

Overall Meaning

Jodi Benson's "One Dance" is a beautiful love song that expresses how music, stars, and dance can connect two people who seem different but are actually alike. The lyrics begin by mentioning the presence of music in the air, which the two lovers can hear. They feel the rhythms of the music that can be felt in two or three or four beats. They then visualize themselves in a wedding dress and a tux respectively, feeling weightless, as though they have never touched the ground before. The two of them are so connected that they only need one dance, beneath the moon, beside the sea, to feel happily ever after, and discover that they are not that different from each other, although they are just two people.

The second verse of the song starts with the mention of stars that fill the night. The singer asks if her partner can see them – two, three, or a million more. She visualizes them dancing to the tune of the stars, feeling free and happy. She changes her identity and even the nature of the elements around her, just to get a chance to stand by her lover's side, to feel his love, and share a dance with him. In the end, the singer emphasizes that they only need that one dance to experience the dream of being together.

Line by Line Meaning

There is music in the air, can you hear it?
I feel the music around us, do you feel it too?

It's in two, no, maybe three or maybe four
The music is complex, perhaps in 2 or 3 or 4 beats per measure

And I see me dressed in white
I imagine myself wearing a white dress

With two feet that feel so light
I feel light on my feet

It's as though as they've never ever touched the floor
It feels like I'm floating or dancing on air

One dance, just you and me
Let's share a dance together

Beneath the moon, beside the sea
Let's dance under the moon, by the ocean

One dance and it's happily ever after
One dance can be the start of our happily ever after

One dance and you will see
Through this dance, you will see that we're not so different after all

We're not so different, you and me
We share similarities

Just us two, me and you
It's just the two of us dancing together